Masaki Mimori

Masaki Mimori (三森 大貴, Mimori Masaki, born February 21, 1999 in Koshigaya, Saitama) is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Masaki Mimori
Mimori with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 68
Infielder
Born: (1999-02-21) February 21, 1999
Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 18, 2019, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.187
Home runs0
RBI3
Hits17
Stolen base4
Sacrifice bunt1
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early Baseball career

Mimori participated in the 3rd grade spring the 88th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament as a player of the Aomori Yamada High School with Hayato Horioka .[1]

Professional career

On October 20, 2016, Mimori was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

In 2017 - 2018 season, Mimori played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues.

On April 18, 2019, Mimori debuted in the Pacific League, against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[3] And He recorded his first hit and RBI hit on April 21.[4] In 2019 season, Mimori played 24 games in the Pacific League.

In 2020 season, Mimori played 24 games in the Pacific League. And he won the Western League Batting Leader Award and Western League OBP Leader Award in the Western League with a batting average of .323 and an OBP of .397.[5]

References
  1. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 青森山田1点に泣く 昨年王者と互角も初戦敗退". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). March 26, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク4位三森、バットコントロール「見て」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 21, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク三森がプロ初出場「自分なりに入れた」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 18, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク三森活躍に家族大喜び「こんなに早く」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 21, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  5. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 2020年度 表彰選手 (ウエスタン・リーグ)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 12, 2020.


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